Half-moon talk about miracles, born in the desert.

Source, Half Moon Talk

Reporter Yao Bing

Driving about 50 kilometers east from Cairo, towering buildings loomed in the rising yellow sand, looking like a mirage from afar. This is the central business district of Egypt's new administrative capital built by China State Construction Corporation Egypt Branch (hereinafter referred to as "China Construction Egypt"). One of the most striking, is known as "Africa's tallest building," the symbol of the tower. When the reporter saw this 380-meter-high building in the desert, he was deeply shocked!

China and Egypt join hands to build friendship

The project of the central business district of Egypt's new administrative capital seen by Banyuetan reporters is one of the representatives of the many projects jointly built by China and Egypt to build the "Belt and Road.

Mohamed Tantawi is one of the first Egyptian engineers of the "tallest building in Africa" sign tower project. Since the construction of the central business district project in 2018, he has witnessed the rise of the sign tower in the desert. In this regard, Tantawi was filled with emotion: "Chinese and Egyptian builders have worked together to create miracles in the desert."

In January this year, the first batch of three office buildings in the central business district project of Egypt's new administrative capital officially started acceptance. Egyptian Prime Minister Madbouli said that during the construction of the central business district project in Egypt's new administrative capital, Chinese enterprises introduced and promoted advanced management models and construction technologies to promote the employment of local workers and promote the development of Egypt's construction industry.

Chang Weicai, general manager of China State Construction Egypt Branch, said that in the construction of the central business district project, the Chinese construction enterprises cooperated with more than 300 local enterprises in Egypt, which directly or indirectly promoted the employment of more than 30000 local workers, and also made many Chinese and Egyptian employees form a deep friendship between master and apprentice.

Talent grows on the co-construction platform

The China-Egypt TEDA Suez Economic and Trade Cooperation Zone (TEDA Cooperation Zone), established in 2008, is located in the port of Sukhnaiquan in Suez Province, Egypt, more than 120 kilometers away from the capital Cairo.

Nahra Imad is 40 years old this year. When he joined TEDA Cooperation Zone in 2010, he was an ordinary commissioner of the Investment Promotion Department. At first, imad did not understand Chinese and was not familiar with investment promotion. he felt "under great pressure at work". But through her own tireless efforts and company training, she is now the CEO of Egypt's TEDA Special Zone Development Company. "The TEDA Cooperation Zone has become a good platform for investment and cooperation between enterprises of the two countries, and it is also a successful example of the friendly relations between China and Egypt." Imed said.

The Sino-Egyptian joint venture Xidian-EGEMAC High Voltage Electric Co., Ltd. (Xidian-EGEMAC) is one of the leading enterprises in the TEDA Cooperation Zone. It is mainly based in Egypt and provides power transmission and transformation equipment and complete sets of engineering services for the Middle East and African markets.

After more than 10 years of deep cultivation in the Egyptian market, Xidian-EGEMAC has completed the general contracting project of dozens of substations and the supply of a large number of power equipment in Egypt. Shi Chen, general manager of XD-EGEMAC, said that the company has achieved localized production and currently has only 6 Chinese personnel, directly providing a career development platform for more than 300 Egyptian employees.

Dwell in the desert, let oasis everywhere

Deep in the desert of Aswan province in southern Egypt, as an important participant in Egypt's plan to reclaim new arable land in the desert, the employees of Zhongman Egypt Company have always insisted on production. Li Jiayu, deputy general manager of the company, said that even during the holidays, everyone is still full of energy.

In 2015, the Egyptian government proposed a "million feidan" plan to reclaim new arable land in the desert, planning to drill thousands of wells. The following year, Zhongman Group organized the shipment of 11 sets of equipment to Egypt. Since then, the market for well operations in Egypt has become more and more famous.

In 2022, a reporter from Banyuetan came to China-Man Egypt Company's water well project in the desert of Minya Province to interview. He saw more than 10 large trucks lining up in the desert waiting for sugar beet loading in the field.
At the beginning of construction, the drilling team encountered difficulties due to unfamiliar geological conditions. Zhao Wutao, general manager of Sino-Egyptian Company, said that the technical teams of China and Egypt cooperated in research and finally overcome various technical problems and completed the construction of more than 150 wells.

Zhongman Egypt Company also provides domestic water for nearby villagers. The company helped solve the draft problem in a small village called Marol in the Siwa Oasis. Local villagers sent sheep to the construction workers representing their highest respect.

"The success of Sino-Mann in Egypt owes to the good cooperation between Chinese and Egyptian employees and also means the increasing integration of Chinese and Egyptian cultures," said Abu Mosselem Mohamed, operations manager of Sino-Mann Egypt."

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